May Arts Design Team Application- Round 2!

Happy 4th of July!!!

I've got a tutorial for you- my submission for Round 2 of the May Arts Design Team call! (yes, I was giddy to have made it this far!)
Today I'm showing you how to make those cute corkscrew barrettes that you can pay a fortune for at department stores! Here's my purchased example:

Did you know that if you bake your ribbon on dowels it will hold the corkscrew shape? So fun! Here's my rainbow of ribbon ready to go into the oven! ;)

I used 3/16" dowels (cut to 16") and 1/4" & 3/8" ribbon. Here's a pic of one of May Arts new super cute 1/4" white/mini dot wrapped & secured with a clothespin.

I baked the ribbon on a foil lined sheet at 275 degrees for 25 minutes. The 1/4" was done in that time, but the 3/8" took longer, so I kept checking it at 5 minute intervals until it held it's shape when I unwrapped it from the dowel. (A quick tip- if you lightly sand your dowels before you start the ribbon will slide off without a hitch!)
And here's a fun pile of corkscrew ribbon!

Now to make the barrettes! I used my imaginesce i-magicut ribbon cutter to cut the ribbon in 3" segments. You could certainly make them smaller or larger- I was using the Gymboree clip as my guide. I cut 8 segments, varying the colors.

I stacked the ribbon in alternating colors & used a threaded needle to pierce them in the center- do you like my fancy tool to push the needle into? ;)

I pulled the thread through all the layers- I'm using white thread so that you can see it more clearly, but you could certainly use thread that matches!

I then wrapped the thread several times around the center & tied it off.

I used a ribbon lined clip (you can see my tutuorial on how to do those here) & hot glued the bow to the center.

To give it a finished look I cut a matching piece of ribbon to a little over 1.5".

I hot glued it to the inside, wrapped it around the ringlets & hot glued it to the inside again.

And then I made some cutie tags for display!

I LOVE this one! (Ribbon: 1/4" solid/check, , 1/4" solid/iridescent.)

Isn't this perfect for the 4th of July? :) (Same ribbon as above, plus 3/8" grosgrain)

And I thought this little green one turned out super cute! That mini-dot ribbon is so well suited for these clips! (3/8" grosgrain also used)

I found that the 1/4" ribbon really does hold the corkscrew well- the 3/8" adds some whimsy, as the curl is softer. I love that I can make clips in so many colors!

And what else might you use that cute curly ribbon for? I thought it looked darling on a little birthday gift!

And if you made it this far- yay!

I have loved being a Prima Ribbonista for May Arts! The Ribbon Lady is awesome, and I'm constantly inspired by the other members of the design team! So I'll cross my fingers to get to stay...!

And since I've got red, white & blue featured, I'll play in the Ribbon Carousel's Challenge (kind of perfect, as they carry tons of May Arts ribbon!), as well as Simon Says Stamp's ATC or Tag challenge! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think!